20/20 Vision for Culver

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20/20 Vision is what I’m dubbing my attempts to get Culver on track for a new Comprehensive Plan.  Judging from the last one which has taken a little over 10 years to revise, shooting for a plan that would lay out goals for completion by the year 2020 seems like the place to start.

I’ve been pushing for this for a while.  (See here as well as a couple of other times.)  At the September Culver Plan Commission meeting I was rewarded punished for my diligent nagging by being appointed to a committee of one to look into it.  Hopefully this will be expanded to a larger group in the future, but I was asked to get things moving.

At the October Plan Commission meeting I reported on some of the issues I thought should be addressed by a revised comp plan, the steps required, the State Statute regarding Comprehensive Plans and options for a planning grant.

A few of my concerns with the existing Comprehensive Plan include:

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Happy Halloween!

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I’m often accused of being a Bah-Humbug about Christmas because I get tired of it starting so early.  Well this morning I kind of felt like my pumpkin friend here when I drove through town and saw the Christmas lights up on the streets and several of the stores that had already “Decked the Halls”.  It’s Halloween today for Heaven’s Sake!  Ooooooo… Scary red and white twinkling Christmas Bells on all the street lights!  Isn’t that going to be nice for this evening’s Trick or Treating.

I was reminded that the Chamber is sponsoring “Christmas in Culver” next weekend, November 4th & 5th.  Of course they are…  I guess Thanksgiving went right out the window.  Okay, I know how important Christmas sales are to retail merchants, but really???  What’s next?  Maybe we should do “Christmas in Culver” over Labor Day weekend.  You know we want to catch those Lake People before they leave for the winter…

I guess this saves time.  We’ve been so busy this Fall that we didn’t get any Halloween decorations up.  Now that I know we can just skip to Christmas I don’t feel so bad.  Pretty soon we’ll all be like the people that we used to make fun of.  You know, the ones that left their Christmas decorations up all year around?  Ha!  They were just ahead of the curve!

2011 Marshall County Community Conversation

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Marshall County is holding another Community Conversation this November 16th at Swan Lake Resort.  This year’s conversation is titled 21st Century Workforce Readiness  –  Education, Industry and Workforce Development:  The Ties that Bind.  Everyone is encouraged to participate.  Below is the announcement flyer and a registration form.  Join the Conversation!!!

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Culver Garden Court – October Update

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Parking Lot Base is in Place Ready for Paving

Drywall installation is proceeding.  This is allowing us to continue the rough-in that is below the ceiling in the heated space, i.e. fire sprinkler lines and water lines that are in soffits.  On the exterior, all of the sidewalks and curbs have been poured and the final grading has been completed on the drives and parking lot.  The stone base is in place ready for paving.  The topsoil is in place ready for landscaping as soon as the finishes on the exterior walls have been completed.  We’re currently working towards completion in late December if things continue to go well.